Chinese Word: 燥 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

燥HSK 5

Pinyin: zào

English Definition: dry; parched; impatient

Chinese Definition:
①干，缺少水分：干燥。燥裂。燥热。枯燥。

Total strokes: 17; Radical: 火

Pictophonetic:喿 indicates the sound; 火 (fire) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 火 [ huǒ ] fire, flame; to burn; anger, rage
- 喿 [ zào ] the sound of birds chirping

Similar Characters: 操躁澡噪藻缲

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干燥HSK 5	gān zào	to dry (of weather, paint, cement etc); desiccation; dull; uninteresting; arid
枯燥HSK 6	kū zào	dry and dull; uninteresting; dry-as-dust
口干舌燥	kǒu gān shé zào	lit. dry mouth and tongue (idiom); to talk too much
焦燥	jiāo zào	variant of 焦躁
枯燥无味	kū zào wú wèi	tedious; dreary

1		zhè ge 这个 jì jié 季节 tōng cháng 通常 hěn 很 gān zào 干燥。 It's usually very dry during this season.
2		tā 他 de 的 zuǐ chún 嘴唇 gān zào 干燥 ér 而 liè kāi 裂开 le 了。 His lips were dry and cracked.
3		běi fāng 北方 qì hòu 气候 gān zào 干燥， nán fāng 南方 qì hòu 气候 shī rùn 湿润。 The climate is dry in the north and humid in the south.
4		gān zào 干燥 de 的 qì hòu 气候 huì 会 dǎo zhì 导致 bí zi 鼻子 fā yán 发炎。 Dry climate can cause nasal inflammation.
5		zhè lǐ 这里 de 的 qì hòu 气候 bǐ 比 yán hǎi 沿海 qū 区 gèng 更 gān zào 干燥。 The climate here is drier than in the coastal area.

1		zhè ge 这个 jì jié 季节 tōng cháng 通常 hěn 很 gān zào 干燥。 It's usually very dry during this season.
2		tā 他 de 的 zuǐ chún 嘴唇 gān zào 干燥 ér 而 liè kāi 裂开 le 了。 His lips were dry and cracked.
3		běi fāng 北方 qì hòu 气候 gān zào 干燥， nán fāng 南方 qì hòu 气候 shī rùn 湿润。 The climate is dry in the north and humid in the south.
4		gān zào 干燥 de 的 qì hòu 气候 huì 会 dǎo zhì 导致 bí zi 鼻子 fā yán 发炎。 Dry climate can cause nasal inflammation.
5		zhè lǐ 这里 de 的 qì hòu 气候 bǐ 比 yán hǎi 沿海 qū 区 gèng 更 gān zào 干燥。 The climate here is drier than in the coastal area.